Where does “cyanotrophic” come from?
cyanotrophic (English) comes from English trophic, from Ancient Greek τροφικός, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
cyanotrophic (English): Able to metabolise cyanide
Definitions
- Able to metabolise cyanide
Ancestry of “cyanotrophic”, step by step
cyanotrophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trophic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trophic | Of or pertaining to nutrition; Describing the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφικός | of or pertaining to food, nourishment; tending,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |
via English cyano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyano | a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of... |